Early Pipeline Respiratory Medical Director

About Sanofi

At Sanofi, we are committed to the growth of our people, connected in purpose by career, life, and health. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Sanofi Specialty Care is part of a leading global healthcare company that is dedicated to improving health, and driving back disease, by making innovative medicines accessible to people around the world. Our extensive research and development efforts in Specialty Care encompass a wide range of therapeutic areas including Immunology, Oncology, Neurology, and Rare Diseases & Blood Disorders.

About the Team

Our Team:

At Global Medical Immunology, we support Sanofi's commitment to scientific research by developing first in-class treatments and a pipeline of new medicines for chronic diseases.

Our goal is to lead in patient and scientific knowledge to enhance clinical care. We curate patient and scientific evidence and partner with commercial, regulatory, R&D, market access, and external affairs teams to develop therapeutic solutions that address the highest unmet needs. Within the Global Medical Immunology team, we are proud to support Sanofi’s unrelenting commitment. to scientific exploration and to work on a first-in-class treatment and robust pipeline of potential new medicines for chronic dermatologic, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases.

About the Job

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Job Responsibilities:

• The Early Pipeline Respiratory Medical Director reports to the Global Medical Head of Immunology and works under the direction of the Global Respiratory and Gastroenterology Global Medical Lead

• This role will closely collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop, and execute asset medical plans, support lifecycle management activities and integrate evidence-generation planning.

• This role also drives stakeholder engagement and data generation, ensuring excellence in medical launch readiness. The role will bring in-depth knowledge of clinical studies, ensuring that medical plans and strategies are underpinned by robust scientific evidence and tailored to meet the needs of patients.

Key Objectives include:

• Significant immunology and respiratory experience required.

• Support the Global Medical Lead in the development and execution of an integrated respiratory portfolio medical strategy.

• Lead chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medical strategy.

• Support the expanded utilization and enhancement of Immunolab, including leading cross functional training.

• Participate in the Immunology Pipeline integrated evidence generation strategy definition, planning, and execution worldwide.

• Interface with key internal and external stakeholders across multiple teams to help foster the development and understanding of the evolving treatment landscapes of respiratory pipeline assets in development.

• Support the medical lead in collaboration with cross-functional partners on medical strategy to ensure comprehensive thorough scientific and clinical evaluation of new therapies in immunology.

• Support the cross-functional teams for the development of medical education, and emerging leaders’ program.

• Implement a strong partnership with local cross-functional team, global & regional medical for appropriate communications strategy and KOL development.

• Build professional working relationships with Global, Region and key markets, facilitate best practice sharing between global and countries.

• Lead evidence generation efforts including design and conduct of real-world evidence studies including observational, prospective, and claims database studies, and knowledge of study analyses plans.

• Support in the design and execution of observational, phase 3b and phase IV clinical studies, including informing clinical development plans and study designs to ensure differentiating and relevant outcomes are included addressing current and future needs.

• Work effectively within the established corporate and industry compliance guidelines.

• Represent medical teams at advisory boards, outreach meetings at key institutions, and in interactions with KOLs.

• Support the Medical Lead in expanding the adoption of Immunolab, a state-of-the art data and analytics platform in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

This position will report directly to the Head of Medical, Specialty Care and is based in either Cambridge, MA or Bridgewater, NJ.

Approximately 30% travel is required.

About you

• We are seeking an “enterprise leader” who dares to focus on organizational outcomes and leading on behalf of One Sanofi. The leader we are seeking plays a pivotal role in the success and sustainability of our business and brings a rich personal & professional growth journey to the table.

• Education: Advanced degree in a scientific discipline: MD, PharmD, or PhD.

Work Experience:

• Significant immunology, and respiratory experience required

• Experience in pipeline, clinical development and/or medical affairs on a global or regional level including design of clinical and observational studies required.

• 5+ years of experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry or equivalent Immunology related experience

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment.

• Experience working collaboratively and cross-functionally with medical, global brand teams, market research, sales, managed markets, sales operations, business development, regulatory, research & development, manufacturing, finance and legal and to effectively collaborate with regional and/or affiliate medical to ensure regional activities are executed in alignment with global medical strategy and ensuring the insights and needs from them are known and properly addressed.

Skills/Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and demonstrated commitment to innovation.

• High aspiration to play an entrepreneurial role, cultivate innovative thinking, show passion, compassion, and agility.

• Strong interpersonal, influencing and project management skills.

• Ability to take initiative and solve complex and challenging problems.

• Ability to lead in an ambiguous environment across different functions and company cultures.

• Analytic and synthetic capacity with the ability to understand and simplify.

• Excellent communication skills (particularly both written and oral)

• Ability to manage competing priorities and projects, as well as expectations.

• Comfortable operating in a consensus building role but also able to make specific recommendations and decisions, and drive implementation.

• Ability to chart a path and get from strategy to execution, successfully and quickly, amidst ambiguity and change.

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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